Diplomats, industry reps and environmentalists wrestled with this question during talks in Switzerland on guidelines related to the Basel Convention… Read More
‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study
Materials put into domestic compost are failing to disintegrate after six months – the only solution is to use less
Greenpeace Report: ‘Most Plastic Is Just Not Recyclable’
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. That’s the definitive conclusion of a new Greenpeace report released Monday.
Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled, report says
Americans discarded 51m tons of plastic in 2021 – of which almost 95% ended up in landfills, oceans or scattered… Read More
Amid controversy, industry goes all in on plastics pyrolysis
Chemical companies are fully backing this plastic waste recycling process. To prove their detractors wrong, they will need to make… Read More
Recycling isn’t enough to slow plastic pollution, WA scientists say
Despite new tech and materials, the most realistic solution is to use less plastic in packaging.